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Healthy-Drink3247 t1_irxe8j9 wrote

Reply to comment by DarkMuret in When autumn meets winter on a backpacking trip in Washington's Enchantments. [1334x2000][OC] by Austinjamesjackson

Never knew that about Larches! Where I am in the Uintas, we have really bad bark beetles so the pines are all dying

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DarkMuret t1_iryf8zl wrote

Oh yeah all over the rockies it's pretty bad.

Even here in Minnesota, it's not the same beetle, but we're seeing similar beetle kills, including of Tamarack stands

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Sprinkle_Puff t1_iryowdg wrote

Same with beetles in California and the Sierra Nevada, around Tahoe it’s really noticeable. It’s beyond heartbreaking

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rezzotoof t1_is16eu9 wrote

Those are Western Larches, they just started turning yellow about 2 weeks ago. We also have large areas of pine beetle kill in the North Cascades.

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